On Off The Road: 1981-1984
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This Limited Edition King Crimson collection is a mix of live and studio material. It includes stereo and 5.1 surround sound editions of the three albums issued in the eighties - Discipline (1981), Beat (1982) and The Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984). On (and off) The Road also includes the final concert from each of King Crimson's tours of this era: Japan 1981 (new to CD), Germany 1982 (new mixes for this edition), Canada 1984 (issued as Absent Lovers in '98 but remastered for this edition).The complete 1980s King Crimson boxed set!3CDs feature Steven Wilson & Robert Fripp new stereo mixes of Discipline (2011), Beat (2016) & Three of a Perfect Pair (2016)4CDs feature the final concert from each of the band's tours: Japan 1981 - new to CD, Germany 1982 - new mixes for this edition, Canada [Absent Lovers] 1984 - remastered for this edition2CDs feature additional studio recordings: a CD newly edited & expanded from sessions for the 'abandoned' third album & a "making of"CD featuring studio snippets & outtakes from across the studio recordings3 DVD-A discs (hybrid discs compatible with all dvd players & rom-drives, region free, NTSC) feature the three original studio albums in high-resolution stereo (new & original mixes), 5.1 Surround Sound mixes with additional audio & videos on all three discs3 Blu-ray discs containing material as on DVD-A discs plus extensive additional video material including: Frejus live (Discipline), Alabama-Halle (Beat) - footage unseen since original 1982 broadcast), Japan 1984 (Three of a Perfect Pair) & additional hi-res audio optionsTOAPP Blu-ray also features previously unseen footage from the final run of 1984 Japanese concerts + 2 sets of "single camera footage" recordings with shots focusing on each of the individual musiciansAbsent Lovers concert is also included in a new Surround Sound mix on TOAPP BD.12" box with booklet, memorabilia, new sleevenotes & eyewitness accounts of KC liveWhen Robert Fripp declared in 1974 that King Crimson had 'ceased to exist' nobody could have foreseen that the band would return in 1981 with a radically different line-up & sound, elements of which had, perhaps, more in common with the then current post-punk new wave than the band's notional progressive rock past. Returning initially under the name Discipline for low-key gigs & then as King Crimson proper with an album called 'Discipline' & as different from the 1970s King Crimson, as the 1970s line-ups had been from the 1960s band, the new quartet of Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew (Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads) and Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel/Paul Simon), rapidly established itself as a force on the live circuit. The longer songs of the 1960s & early 1970s & the extended improvisations of the live performances from the earlier touring bands were replaced with a series of short taut songs & instrumentals imbued with a minimalist aesthetic that featured complex interwoven guitar lines from Fripp & Belew, (coined 'rock gamelan'), Adrian's distinctive vocals & sharply apt lyrics, Bruford's new armoury of electronic percussion & Levin's fluid bass & Chapman Stick lines. With 'Discipline' charting in a number of countries including the UK & USA, the clamour for the band's tours was further enhanced, often to a greater extent than could actually be fulfilled - not for the first or last time with a King Crimson line-up - due to the other time demands made on the individual musicians. Despite such pressures a further album 'Beat' appeared & charted in 1982 & when 'Three of a Perfect Pair' hit the UK Top 30 upon release in 1984, it was clear that King Crimson had managed not just to retain a large percentage of it's original fanbase but had successfully reached a completely fresh audience also. However, three albums and a number of tours in as many years, for a quartet all of whom had substantial non-KC musical commitments, strained the line-up beyond it's natural limit & King Crimson was again retired from active service, not to return until the mid-1990s. On (and off) The Road presents a complete overview of this enduringly popular line-up. All three studio albums are presented in remixed stereo editions on CD (Discipline in it's 2011 mix), as are the final concerts from each year of touring. Two further CDs present newly edited & extended takes from the 'Champaign-Urbana' sessions for the band's proposed third album & a 'making of' CD which provides a fascinating audio insight into the studio recordings. New Stereo, 5.1 Surround, original stereo editions & videos appear on the DVD-A discs. The Blu-ray discs bring full 24/96 stereo & 5.1 Surround sound plus extended video/concert footage including the Frejus concert, the Alabamahalle concert (unseen since it's 1982 broadcast) an array of previously unreleased additional concert footage from the band's 1984 Japanese concerts, along with audio only options for some of the footage. Two bonus CDs present the band's first gig as Discipline, from an audio restored bootleg at Moles Club Bath & the unreleased live album that was prepared from the Frejus tapes, with the additional recordings from that concert also included, complete the audio & visual features. With a wealth of previously unheard audio and/or upgraded audio - from the band's first to final performances, newly issued stereo & 5.1 editions of two of the band's studio albums - Beat & TOAPP, the classic Discipline album in stereo & 5.1, audio and video recordings of some of the best live shows the line-up played plus substantial new concert footage, all presented to the high standards that have been a staple of King Crimson boxed sets of recent years, this is an essential edition for the many fans of this era of King Crimson. All discs are CDs unless stated otherwise. Disc 1: Discipline Mixed and produced from the original multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp (2011). Mastered by Simon Heyworth and Robert Fripp (4) Disc 2: Live in Japan Taken from an audience cassette recording at Kokusai Hall, Tokyo on December 18th, the final concert in 1981. Audio restored & newly mastered at DGM by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy 2016. (1) Disc 3: Beat Mixed and produced from the original multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp (2016). Mastered by Simon Heyworth and Robert Fripp (4) Disc 4: Live at Alabamahalle Recorded September 29 in Munich, the final concert in 1982. Remastered and recompiled 2016 by David Singleton and Alex R Mundy with six tracks from new audio sources. (2) Disc 5: Fragmented Mostly recorded January 17-30, 1983 at C.V. Lloyd Music, Champaign, IL Recording Engineer: Gary Platt, Produced by Robert Fripp and David Singleton. Two new bonus tracks 2016. (3) Disc 6: Three of a Perfect Pair Mixed and produced from the original multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp (2016). Mastered by Simon Heyworth and Robert Fripp (4) Discs 7 & 8: Absent Lovers Live at The Spectrum, Montreal, July 11th, the final concert of 1984. Mixed by David Singleton & Robert Fripp from the original multi-track tapes for the DGM release "Absent Lovers" (1998). As newly recompiled in high-resolution for inclusion on Disc 15 Disc 9: Are You Recording Gary? An insight into the inner working of the band, and the familiar heard in an unfamiliar way. Edited & assembled by David Singleton from original album session tapes, with additional downmixes by Alex R. Mundy Disc 10: DVD-A Discipline Audio content: 5.1 surround mix; original mix; 2011 mix & additional tracks in 24/96 and Album rough mixes in 24/48 Video content: Old Grey Whistle Test (4) Disc 11: DVD-A Beat Audio content: 5.1 surround mix; original mix; 2016 mix & Alternate Album in 24/48 Video content: Heartbeat promo; two tracks live in Munich (4) Disc 12: DVD-A Three of a Perfect Pair Audio content: 5.1 surround mix; original mix; 2016 mix in 24/48 Video content: Sleepless promo (4) Disc 13: Blu-ray DISC Discipline Contents as Disc 10 (audio 24/96) plus: Video content
A**O
Have no words
I love this edition, can not say anything else.
D**O
King Crimson does the '80s.
Tragic or awesome '80s. King crimson gives us three of the most homogeneous sounding albums they have. Maybe the only three albums with the same lineup in a row ever. I have always been of the impression it took three to make a perfect pair.The studio albums have their additional material 90% of which is very good and very listenable to.There are many live offerings of full shows. 90% of the sound recording is excellent. With only two exceptions - live in Japan (disc 2 - first live show) and live at the Moles club. And it's still pretty good.The rest of the live is excellent. There is also several live video performances from previous released DVDs Three of a Perfect Pair, and live in Frejus as well as some previously unreleased single cam video footage all with excellent sound.The box set that taught me how to love '80s King Crimson.
R**O
The Definitive Collection of the 1980's King Crimson
This is an incredible set featuring a ton of music by the 1980's King Crimson, in my opinion the finest configuration of the band (the double trio is a close second). The three remastered studio discs are excellent and include a lot of great bonus tracks, especially Three of a Perfect Pair (check out Industrial Zones A, B, and C). The live material is top-notch and the blu-rays are loaded with stuff. I haven't checked out the DVDs yet but I'm pretty sure everything on the DVDs is also on the blu-rays. Of particular interest to me are the CDs "Fragmented" and "Are You Recording, Gary?". Fragmented contains a wealth of unreleased recordings, mostly instrumental and all thoroughly enjoyable. Are You Recording Gary? features a 15 minute studio session with the band fleshing out Lark's Tongues in Aspic Part 3, as well as three tracks, Discipline Redux, Beat Redux, and Three of a Perfect Pair Redux. These tracks, the shortest of them being 11 minutes long and the longest just over 15, give us re-imagined versions of those classic albums, and they are incredible. This is probably my favorite disc in the set, and that's no slight to the other 18 discs, which are all great as well. With this being a limited edition, I would recommend picking this up as soon as possible. If you're a fan of the '80's King Crimson, this set is a must-have.
G**N
Wonderfully quirky
I stumbled across the first two albums in this triumvirate when they first came out all this years agoAt the time I didn’t know that both Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew had both worked with David Bowie, but knowing that gives me another level of appreciation of their collected work hereThe first two albums are great; I can take or leave the third oneRobert Fripp wasn’t going to call this a work by King Crimson when he first got the people together as it is quite removed from the earlier prog rock stuff he’d been involved in previouslyHaving said that it is definitely still in the prog rock moldAs far as value for money goes this is the gold standard of what box sets should be like
D**E
Box Set off and on Definitely ON
Some great unreleased pieces here its a bit smaller than the other box sets Except Larks Tongues but worth the buy.
R**H
Excellent Music!!
No need to post all of the things I love about this box as well as the other boxes Fripp has released over the last few years. All of them are excellent.What could be a little better: Amazon inspecting the item for damage before sending it out. The shipping box was mint but the box set itself was partially damaged in one corner.One suggestion for Fripp: please consider using larger font size throughout the box. Some areas have lots of empty space but the print is so small I find myself looking for a magnifying glass!!!
G**S
Definitely worth it for the Blu-rays if you haven't already bought the surround DVDs.
A bit light compared to the other Crim box sets, but still great.
M**H
Fabulous Box Set!
WOW! When I first opened this box and saw 19 discs it was all I could do to keep my head from blowing off! A truly ridiculous amount of 80's KC music! The three blu-rays of Dicipline, Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair are crazy good! I will be listening to this box for years to come. I recommend this without hesitation. BUY IT!
M**E
Encore un coffret superlatif !!!
11 CD, 3DVD-A, 3 Blu Ray, 2 DVD, les albums Discipline, Beat et Three of a Perfect Pair, des lives, des objets de memorabilia, des mixages surround somptueux de lisibilité (Steven Wilson !). Tout est superlatif dans ces coffrets ! ! ! L'ouverture et la découverte du contenu a déjà ce WOW effect.Pour les grands amateurs de King Crimson, c'est un must !
J**G
Discipline
Material de lujo de esta etapa de King Crimson. Tanto en vivo como los 3 discos en estudio y sus sesiones de grabacion son un deleite para cualquier fanatico de esta impresionante banda. El servicio de Amazon excelente como siempre
D**,
Impressive
Not my favourite Crimso period, but, the 5.1 mix is a big boost.
A**I
Il box che rende giustizia ai grandi King Crimson.
Doveroso parlare dei King Crimson"On/off the road",nuovo box set da 19 dischi che a tutti gli effetti rende una rappresentazione completa della band. Questa collezione è un mix di materiale ben distribuito fra live e in studio.Comprende anche le versioni 5.1 dei tre album emessi negli anni ottanta: Discipline (1981), Beat (1982) and The Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984)."On (and Off) the road," comprende anche il concerto finale di ciascuno dei tour dei King Crimson di questa epoca: Giappone 1981 (new CD), Germania 1982 (nuovo remix per questa edizione), Canada 1984 (rilasciato come Absent Lovers in '98 ma rimasterizzato per questa edizione).Inoltre questo set include ulteriori registrazioni in studio, comprenderàsessioni per il terzo album abbandonato e un 'making of' CD che presenta Frammenti di Studio e outtakes da tutto il registrazioni in studio.Il suono surround e ad alta risoluzione in studio (miscele nuove e originali) il materiale viene trovato su tre DVD-A s (regione libera, NTSC) e viene ripetuto in un trio di dischi audio Blu-ray .Grazie alla loro capacità di generoso, il Blu-ray aggiungere vasta materiale aggiuntivo video, tra Frejus dal vivo (Discipline), Alabama-Halle (Beat) (filmato non visto dal originale 1982), Giappone 1984 (Three of a Perfect Pair) e ulteriore opzioni audio.IL Jolly è il terzo blu-ray che presenta anche immagini inedite dalla corsa finale di 1984 concerti giapponesi e due serie di registrazioni 'singola telecamera footage' con primi piani su ognuno dei singoli musicisti.Lo stesso disco comprende anche il concerto Absent Lovers in un nuovo mix Surround.Questi 19 dischi sono presentati in una scatola da 12 pollici con libretto, cimeli, ampie note di copertina e le "testimonianze oculari di KC live".Sembrerebbe ruotare intorno a tale opera, una certa confusione circa il numero dei dischi (11, 15, 17 etc.), quindi per tagliare corto, ecco come stanno le cose:9 sono i cd; 3Dvd/a per gli album 5.1, (Discipline, Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair), 3 Blu-ray disc per gli stessi album, e 4 Bonus disc per i live, (fisrt performance for April, 30, 1981 Belew, Fripp, Levin,Bruford rimasterizzata),(Live album unreleased Europe 1982), il Dvd (More Neal and Jack and Me), Dvd bonus, (The Town and the city), infine abbiamo 40 pagine di un album-booklet,con foto mai stampate,diari, nuove interviste, poi 2 concert posters,i programmi dei concerti, le set-list, i tickets dei concerti, le foto promo, ed altre memorabilia..L'acquisto è senza esitazioni! Fantastico!
R**N
Excellent service
Hard to find item Very fast shipping excellent price and 100% condition of product ! Exceeded my expectations by far
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